Does swab type matter? Comparing methods for Mannheimia haemolytica recovery and upper respiratory microbiome characterization in feedlot cattle.

William B CrosbyLee J PinnellJohn T RichesonCory WolfeJake CastleJohn Dustin LoySheryl P GowKeun Seok SeoSarah F CapikAmelia R WoolumsPaul S Morley

Published in: Animal microbiome (2022)

Though differences existed among different types of swabs collected from individual cattle, nasal swabs and proctology swabs offer comparable results to deep-guarded nasopharyngeal swabs when identifying and characterizing M. haemolytica by culture, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and qPCR.

Keyphrases

single cell
copy number
gene expression
transcription factor
chronic rhinosinusitis